New Challenges to Democracy
Description
How can research and innovation contribute to a future robust society?
Event hosted by the University of Bergen (UiB) and NORCE - Norwegian Research Centre.
This event will focus on what we mean by democracy today and how R&I can contribute to robust knowledge-based democracies. Parallel sessions will address democracy in the contexts of artificial intelligence, climate change, and democratic participation platforms. The goal is to present challenges, perspectives and solutions, raise awareness of democracy as a crucial research topic for Europe, and discuss how to enhance future research on democracy.
Registration
https://forms.office.com/e/c6bau0QMtB
Registration deadline: 19 January 2024, 20h00.
More information
https://www.uib.no/en/brussels-office/166260/new-challenges-democracy
Programme
12:30 | Networking lunch
13:30 | Welcoming keynote
13:50 | Keynote speech
14:00 | Panel debate: Democracy in Europe in 2024
14:55 | Transitional coffee break
15:10 | Parallel Sessions
Parallel 1: Democratic Tensions in Climate Politics
Parallel 2: AI + Society + ? = Smart Society
Parallel 3: Engaging Society and Good Democratic Deliberation
16:00 | Transitional coffee break
16:20 | Summing up the parallel sessions
16:35 | Panel debate: Looking ahead: Research for Innovative Democracy
17:20 | Summing up the day
17:30 - 20:00 | Networking reception